Roberta shares two news updates on Commonweal Gallery’s move to the Kensington Arts Corridor, and a new Executive Director at the Fabric Workshop and Museum. There’s also a new opportunity. Ryan offers this week’s recommendations on events
Cindy Stockton Moore visits the Barnes Foundation’s current exhibit, which pulls works from the collection by the two masters into new temporary exhibition spaces on the first floor, thus giving the works a different viewing and perhaps raising new interpretations – or at least reactions.
There’s lots of movement and momentum happening in the arts this spring. Commonweal announced its representation of five artists; Locks Gallery now represents Dona Nelson; Roberto Lugo is leaving Tyler teaching to concentrate on his art and life. ALSO, not to bury the lead, Valerie (Val) Gay is appointed incoming Chief Cultural Officer
Congratulations Karyn Olivier, selected for the Whitney Biennial and Prospect New Orleans 6, two prestigious international roundups that hundreds of thousands of people see. Congratulations also to James Claiborne on his new post as Deputy Director of Public Engagement at the Barnes!
Virginia Maksymowicz sees a performance at the Barnes Foundation resulting from a collaboration between the Barnes and Headlong Dance Theater, wherein three dancers interacted with and responded to the works of Marie Laurencin in a dance choreographed by Headlong’s David Brick and Norma Porter.
Hi, this week is a doozy… We’re announcing our partnership with Barbara Silzle and Jacque Liu, who are calling attention to the voices and questions of artist for the mayoral candidates through an online questionnaire.
